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Somerset Livestock Auction

Name: Somerset Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-05-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-05-16

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Somerset, Kentucky · Sat, May 16

● Final70 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2194

← May 9May 16May 23 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

999 head

▲ 526 vs last sale 473▲ 999 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

77 head

▲ 17 vs last sale 60▲ 77 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

85 head

▲ 15 vs last sale 70▲ 85 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Yearlings steers and heifers steady. Slaughter cows steady. Slaughter bulls 3.00 higher.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $123.58/cwt on 351 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −101.42 against this barn's trailing median of $225.00.

Average price

$123.58

351 head · 604 lb average

Value per head Derived

$746

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−0.02

vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	604	123.58	746	351

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale351 hd

123.58

—

KY average28 barns · 6,366 hd

123.60

−0.02

This barn, trailing median1 sales

225.00

−101.42

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,793	104.53	1,874	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,454	66.24	963	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,228	62.03	762	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,038	47.81	496	16

Every lot

70 lots · USDA AMS · Lake Cumberland Livestock - Somerset, KY

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	260	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	502	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	305	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	557	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	322	171.74/cwt	170.00–173.00	553	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	371	165.19/cwt	163.00–168.00	613	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	428	150.86/cwt	150.00–152.00	646	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	484	147.61/cwt	147.00–150.00	714	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	517	145.71/cwt	131.00–157.50	753	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	542	159.13/cwt	159.00–160.00	862	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	565	153.37/cwt	148.50–160.00	867	14
Steers	—	Large 1	578	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	694	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	591	136.96/cwt	135.00–142.00	809	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	613	134.84/cwt	132.00–136.00	827	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	633	149.45/cwt	148.00–150.00	946	32
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	655	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	943	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	671	137.98/cwt	132.00–139.50	926	34
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	717	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	817	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	728	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	866	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	787	125.13/cwt	124.75–132.00	985	37
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	832	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	982	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	923	113.50/cwt	113.50–113.50	1,048	16
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	259	143.78/cwt	138.00–148.00	372	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	313	145.69/cwt	145.00–147.00	456	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	322	152.65/cwt	149.00–157.00	492	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	385	145.43/cwt	139.00–150.00	560	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	398	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	613	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	416	132.67/cwt	130.00–140.00	552	33
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	422	140.72/cwt	140.00–143.00	594	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	472	134.38/cwt	134.00–135.00	634	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	479	125.03/cwt	122.00–131.00	599	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	507	127.73/cwt	122.50–130.00	648	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	514	131.24/cwt	131.00–132.00	675	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	578	118.45/cwt	114.00–126.00	685	26
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	579	128.33/cwt	127.00–131.00	743	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	601	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	736	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	626	117.09/cwt	112.00–120.00	733	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	669	121.48/cwt	114.50–124.00	813	50
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	700	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	749	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	765	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	842	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	808	109.75/cwt	109.75–109.75	887	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	815	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	815	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	850	106.50/cwt	106.50–106.50	905	66
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	349	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	586	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	371	156.45/cwt	145.00–165.00	580	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	438	136.53/cwt	131.00–142.00	598	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	465	135.57/cwt	127.00–145.00	630	19
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	522	131.93/cwt	124.00–135.00	689	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	559	131.59/cwt	125.00–136.00	736	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	622	128.41/cwt	126.00–130.00	799	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	680	121.28/cwt	112.00–125.00	825	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	730	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	832	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	790	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	885	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	825	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	842	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	890	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	757	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,609	100.82/cwt	93.00–105.00	1,622	7
Bulls	—	—	2,115	111.03/cwt	108.00–113.50	2,348	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	800	35.00/cwt	35.00–35.00	280	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	901	44.56/cwt	42.00–46.00	401	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,175	57.83/cwt	57.00–59.00	680	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,188	52.25/cwt	48.00–56.00	621	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,298	67.64/cwt	66.00–69.00	878	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,440	61.72/cwt	60.00–63.00	889	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,460	68.05/cwt	66.00–69.00	994	5
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,174	1,193.57/cwt	1,100.00–1,300.00	14,013	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,200	1,225.00/cwt	1,225.00–1,225.00	14,700	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,276	1,218.81/cwt	1,125.00–1,350.00	15,552	15
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,540	1,439.94/cwt	1,375.00–1,500.00	22,175	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	905	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	5,883	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,202	940.65/cwt	800.00–1,110.00	11,307	17
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,210	765.13/cwt	725.00–800.00	9,258	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,240	1,134.25/cwt	1,025.00–1,260.00	14,065	9

This sale against other markets

Kentucky weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Kentucky auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

Kentucky feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Lake Cumberland Livestock - Somerset, KY

Sat May 16, 2020

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Frankfort, KY (LS-LG)

Feeder CattleReceipts 999Last week 473Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 77Last week 60Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 85Last week 70Year ago 0

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Yearlings steers and heifers steady. Slaughter cows steady. Slaughter bulls 3.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	438	131.00–142.00	136.53
6	—	349	168.00	168.00
5	—	790	112.00	112.00
5	—	559	125.00–136.00	131.59
4	—	825	102.00	102.00
1	—	890	85.00	85.00
1	—	730	114.00	114.00
19	—	465	127.00–145.00	135.57
11	—	522	124.00–135.00	131.93
10	—	680	112.00–125.00	121.28
8	—	371	145.00–165.00	156.45
7	—	622	126.00–130.00	128.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	322	170.00–173.00	171.74
5	—	832	118.00	118.00
4	—	371	163.00–168.00	165.19
2	—	717	114.00	114.00
1	—	260	193.00	193.00
34	—	671	132.00–139.50	137.98
13	—	517	131.00–157.50	145.71
10	—	484	147.00–150.00	147.61
9	—	428	150.00–152.00	150.86
7	—	613	132.00–136.00	134.84
7	—	591	135.00–142.00	136.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	578	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	787	124.75–132.00	125.13
32	—	633	148.00–150.00	149.45
16	—	923	113.50	113.50
16	—	542	159.00–160.00	159.13
14	—	565	148.50–160.00	153.37
3	—	728	119.00	119.00
3	—	305	182.50	182.50
2	—	655	144.00	144.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
66	—	850	106.50	106.50
50	—	669	114.50–124.00	121.48
23	—	808	109.75	109.75
15	—	579	127.00–131.00	128.33
13	—	601	122.50	122.50
12	—	514	131.00–132.00	131.24
10	—	472	134.00–135.00	134.38
8	—	422	140.00–143.00	140.72
8	—	398	154.00	154.00
7	—	322	149.00–157.00	152.65
2	—	765	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	416	130.00–140.00	132.67
26	—	578	114.00–126.00	118.45
20	—	626	112.00–120.00	117.09
20	—	385	139.00–150.00	145.43
12	—	507	122.50–130.00	127.73
11	—	479	122.00–131.00	125.03
6	—	313	145.00–147.00	145.69
6	—	259	138.00–148.00	143.78
2	—	700	107.00	107.00
1	—	815	100.00	100.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,540	1,375.00–1,500.00	1,439.94
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	15	—	1,276	1,125.00–1,350.00	1,218.81
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,174	1,100.00–1,300.00	1,193.57
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,200	1,225.00	1,225.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	17	—	1,202	800.00–1,110.00	940.65
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	—	1,240	1,025.00–1,260.00	1,134.25
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	905	650.00	650.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,210	725.00–800.00	765.13

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	901	42.00–46.00	44.56
1	—	800	35.00	35.00
8	—	1,188	48.00–56.00	52.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,460	66.00–69.00	68.05
2	—	1,440	60.00–63.00	61.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,175	57.00–59.00	57.83
3	—	1,298	66.00–69.00	67.64

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,609	93.00–105.00	100.82
4	—	2,115	108.00–113.50	111.03

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.